Title
Grant Application - Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA)
Action
ACTION:
1) Affirm the submission of a grant application to the City of Charlotte for the Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) in the amount of up to $70,620; and
2) If awarded, recognize, receive, and appropriate the award amount to the General Grant Fund (G001) within Public Health; and
3) Adopt a grant project ordinance for the Housing Opportunities grant in the General Grant fund (G001).
Staff Contact: Raynard Washington, PhD, Health Director
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
The Mecklenburg County Public Health Department is requesting Board affirmation of its application for renewal funding for the duration of the Housing Opportunities Grant - HOPWA. Mecklenburg County has been a grant recipient since 2018.
Grant funds will be used to provide housing case management and short-term payment of utilities for People Living With HIV/AIDS. HOPWA funds assist People Living With HIV/AIDS in maintaining stable housing, which in turns supports adherence to medication, avoids inpatient care, and deters further spread of infection.
The grant deadline was June 20, 2025.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
N/A
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
General Grant Fund (G001) increase of up to $70,620 in federal revenue and associated expenses.